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Because of this more scholarly orientation, his most extreme ideas sound, at first glance, a little wonky.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

At first glance, these findings might seem to contradict the idea that chytrid caused the disappearances.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

At first glance, the quarterly results of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, were not at all bad.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

A quick glance down Second Avenue revealed a dispiriting array of closed security grilles—the sort of forlorn prospect that one might expect in Poughkeepsie or Cleveland, not New York, the once-proud “city that never sleeps.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

She really looks at me, more than just a passing glance, and with her stare she is trying to communicate volumes of information.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Downbeat and irreverent, Mr. deWitt’s road-trip novel glances at, though never lingers over, themes of responsibility, abandonment and agency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

We got lost once, and our entourage received several perplexed glances from workers, but otherwise it was smooth sailing.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

The participants giggle, nervously stealing glances from their prospective matches.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

When she encountered the boys in the hallways, their glances left her feeling disturbed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Then she sat down and leaned toward Oliver and Alyx, and whatever she said, it made them frown and shoot hurt glances at me.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

When Kevin Xu, an investor and content creator, glanced at the stock market prices at about 10:30 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

It made me well up, which embarrassed me until I glanced around the room and noticed a few others dabbing their eyes, too.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

As I peeled the tape off my picture frames and glanced around the cleaned apartment, I wondered if I had been unnecessarily paranoid.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Moments later, he glanced back at the word "Finally" on the giant screen behind them.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Torak glanced past her into the clearing, where the dark blue dawn was breaking.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

“We did get outrebounded a little bit,” he said, glancing at the Lakers’ 49-44 rebounding deficit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

"Building is an act of love," he said, glancing down at the ground with his hands in his pockets.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“We’re exhausted. We’ve already been displaced seven times,” said Al-Louh, 45, his eyes following the donkey cart before glancing eastward toward the yellow blocks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

“We have each other’s phone numbers,” said Nadella, glancing at the jury.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

Across the room, the wolf was also awake and glancing around with the same confusion that Jack felt.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley